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02-26-2011, 09:25 AM
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Synthetic Fill Sleeping Bags & Loft ( Wet Conditions )
Over the years I have leaned toward synthetic fiber fill insulated sleeping bags because I do a lot of canoeing and they hold up well in damp conditions. However, this type of bag seems to lose its loft too rapidly to be good value for the money invested.
I store my bags in roomy storage sacks to protect their loft. The pattern with my two most recent synthetic bags (North Face Snowshoe Endurance and North Face Dark Star, both with Polarguard Delta) is that, after stuffing them a f NOTE: The remainder of this post can be read by logging in. For free PBF membership click here 
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02-27-2011, 07:26 PM
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02-28-2011, 01:16 PM
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A waterproof sleeping bag shell is not a very good idea. Your body puts out a lot of moisture durin NOTE: The remainder of this post can be read by logging in. For free PBF membership click here
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#4
03-01-2011, 08:42 AM
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Thanks for your input, Reality and Grannyhiker.
I am looking at primaloft bags, though NOTE: The remainder of this post can be read by logging in. For free PBF membership click here
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03-01-2011, 02:04 PM
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03-01-2011, 02:43 PM
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The bag I'm looking at has something called "Primaloft Sport." ??? NOTE: The remainder of this post can be read by logging in. For free PBF membership click here
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03-01-2011, 02:56 PM
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Primaloft One is better, IMO. As far as I know, it has the highest "CLO Value" of any synthetic ins NOTE: The remainder of this post can be read by logging in. For free PBF membership click here
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#8
03-07-2011, 01:23 PM
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Thanks, Reality, for that comprehensive list of sleeping bag brands. After much rummaging around th NOTE: The remainder of this post can be read by logging in. For free PBF membership click here
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#9
03-16-2011, 10:13 PM
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I'd love to try primaloft, in a jacket or vest. I've been eyeing it this year. Seems like good stu NOTE: The remainder of this post can be read by logging in. For free PBF membership click here
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03-17-2011, 08:57 AM
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I've seen lots of good advice here. I went through the "oh no, what happened to my almost-new s NOTE: The remainder of this post can be read by logging in. For free PBF membership click here
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